1990 Ellis Burks becomes only the second Red Sox player to hit two home runs in the same inning when he goes deep twice in Boston's eight-run...
1970 Tony Horton unexpectedly takes himself out of the lineup during the fifth inning of a doubleheader's second game against California. The...
1962 Al Jackson limits the opposing batters to three hits, going the distance in the Mets’ 2-0 victory over the Phillies at Connie Mack...
1945 A moment in American history occurs in Brooklyn when Branch Rickey meets with Jackie Robinson to share his plans to integrate the major...
This Day in Baseball History August 28th 1884 New York Gotham pitcher Mickey Welch strikes out the first nine Cleveland Blues hitters to come...
August 28 BASEBALL BIRTHDAYS ************************************** 1936 Don Denkinger umpire (World Series: 1974, 80, 85, 91; MLB All-Star Game...
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Sol White, a pioneer in Black baseball as a player, manager and executive, died #OTD in 1955. Later a sportswriter, he wrote "History of Colored...
In the annual East-West Game in Chicago #OTD in 1934, Jud Wilson singled home Cool Papa Bell with the only run in the East's 1-0 victory. Slim...
Today In 1936: Lou Gehrig swaps caps with the Japanese Navy before a ballgame at Yankee Stadium! Five years later we'd be at war and Lou Gehrig...
2011 Justin Verlander becomes the first pitcher to win 20 games before September since the D-backs Curt Schilling reached the milestone in...
2007 Citing the need for a fresh start, Drayton McLane, owner of the last-place Astros, fires skipper Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura. Bench...
2000 The Angels become the first American League team to have four players hit 30 home runs in the same season when Tim Salmon goes deep in...
1994 Coquivacoa (Maracaibo, Venezuela) wins the Little League World Series in a rain-delayed contest, defeating Northridge City (CA), 4-3....
1982 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's 1974 single-season record of 118 stolen bases in the team's 5-4 loss to the Brewers. The A's...
1974 Benny Ayala becomes 40th major leaguer and the first player in National League in 13 years to homer in his first major league at-bat,...
